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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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so my suspension came in this weekend, i was so excited to finally slam my car and when i took it out for a test drive i effed up my fenders and my tires!


because of that i had raise it bak up
my camber kit is coming in like in the 4th of next month and i should b getting my fenders rolled sooon... but im guessing my tires are too big? 205/50 r16
i really dont wanna buy new tires yet but well the rolled fenders and camber kit prevent my fernders from effen up again? while its slammed?
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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Lulz.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 03:35 PM
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lol. That sucks man.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 03:50 PM
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 03:55 PM
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you're only going to eff up your fenders more if you put on a useless camber kit. you'll lose the negative camber and make the tire more prone to rubbing if you set the camber at zero.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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get your fenders rolled
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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stretched tires maybe?
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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205/45/16 and rolling / pulling your fenders will fix that issue plus no matter what when you rock out that low you will rub in your fenders when you turn
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by N2HIFI
205/45/16 and rolling / pulling your fenders will fix that issue plus no matter what when you rock out that low you will rub in your fenders when you turn
i second the 205/45 r16
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by .Manny.
you're only going to eff up your fenders more if you put on a useless camber kit. you'll lose the negative camber and make the tire more prone to rubbing if you set the camber at zero.
He can add more negative camber.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by .Manny.
you're only going to eff up your fenders more if you put on a useless camber kit. you'll lose the negative camber and make the tire more prone to rubbing if you set the camber at zero.
im gettin a camber kit to have more negative. i dont really care how even my tires wear jus adjust the toe and call it a day
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He can add more negative camber.
hopefully this will solve the problem without changing the tires
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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i rocked 205/50/15 on my daily. negative camber was close to 3 but my turning radius was garbage and i have alot of rub marks on the inside of the wheel wells.
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Old Aug 23, 2009 | 11:38 PM
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dude your tires you gotta run lower pro
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 12:49 AM
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cool, then the camber kit will help. the tire is still a bit tall...either way, get the toe aligned after you mess with the camber or you'll need tires real soon
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 02:07 AM
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195's wont do to bad camber on inner and it'll roll your front fenders for you like it did with my hatch lol
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Old Aug 24, 2009 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Egezzy
i rocked 205/50/15 on my daily. negative camber was close to 3 but my turning radius was garbage and i have alot of rub marks on the inside of the wheel wells.
i cant even properly park my car without having the tires hit the fenders.. -3 sounds nice! are u tucking?

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195's wont do to bad camber on inner and it'll roll your front fenders for you like it did with my hatch lol
lol kinda to late now since it kinda did an opposite rolling for my fenders lol hopefully ill get it rolled properly today!! and yea i really do need low pros but ima have to hold off on tires cus im buying some new rims that are 15's.... but hows ur turning radius?
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 08:55 AM
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just roll your fenders. you'll be able to drive slammed with those tires but it will just rub when turning. the lip only flipped out cause it was there for the tire to grab. ive seen it on subys and z32's and it was fine after they rolled the fender lip up
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 09:18 AM
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Yah change your tires bro. I ride pretty low in my EM-1. I roll around on 17" rims with 205/40/17. I don't rub at all.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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Buy a fender roller for 250 bucks and have your friends pay you 40 bucks a car. That way your car gets fixed and you make some money
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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Yah change your tires bro. I ride pretty low in my EM-1. I roll around on 17" rims with 205/40/17. I don't rub at all.
christ how do you drive with that splitter.

OP just bend that in with a soft mallet for now. I wouldnt ride that low you never know when youre going to hit a big dip or something.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 05:08 PM
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It looks lower than it is, but to be honest, I rarely scrape the thing with our coilovers. The splitter is mostly there to protect my Cwest bumper, and the splitter was something I was making at the time.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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i always run 195\50-55\**





it works fine
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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i seriously lol'd pretty loud, but apologies for your messed up tires and fenders.
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Old Aug 25, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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Dub 9 juice, i kinda want ur bbs's lol sick ride :thumbs up:
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:48 PM
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i finally got my fenders rolled last night! and no rubbing from the fenders! i jus have to remove the rest of that under plastic thing.


Originally Posted by Dub9.Juice
i always run 195\50-55\**





it works fine
wat size rims do u have? u r pretty low but i would like to go lower then u r! lol. do u have a camber kit for - camber or do u jus have coilovers etc.
ill try to post pics up soon hopefully my camber kit comes next week....
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